TACOMA

Behavior Management Skills for Caregivers

Resource Family Training Institute

Training for Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Kinship Care Providers

http://fosterparent.dshs.wa.gov

Presents:

behavior management skills for caregivers:

real tools for foster parents

with gary benton

gary has been in social work for over 30 years providing marriage and family therapy, anger management, and domestic violence treatment to a widerange of participants. he is a local and national consultant, trainer, and seminar presenter providing training on a wide variety of topics. Join us for a packed day of education and information!

this presentation will:

· identify factors that lead children to act out

· strategies to prevent or minimize acting out

· strategies to improve adult response to an acting out child/youth

Monday: February 27, 2012 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Christian Life Center 1780 SE Lincoln Room 202 Port Orchard,WA. 98366	To register Contact: Linda Falcocchio, MSW (253) 983-647 Or fali300 Lynne Welton, MA (253) 983-6435 or Lywe300

Pre-Registration is Required

Contact for Special Needs 10 days prior

SEPAC NEWS for Special Education students and those who care about them

For more information or to be added to the email group, contact Sharon Dommermuth, theupside, 360-308-0187

SEPAC informational meetings Date/ Topic: Feb 16-School Behavioral Strategies You Can Use At Home: Julie Bylin, Autism Specialist

Feb 23- PIX, PECS, and Social Stories (rescheduled from Jan. snow): Cindy Tveit, SLP

March 22- Sensory Integration: Andy Hoskins, OT

Where: Ridgetop Junior High, 10600 Hillsboro Dr. NE, Silverdale98383

Time: 6:45-8:15pm

RSVP free Childcare: Sharon, 360-308-0187, theupside

Topic: Teaching appropriate Social Behavior and a Healthy, Safe Awareness of One’s Sexuality: Jean Edwards, Professor Emeritus, Sexuality Expert, University of Portland

Where: KlahowyaSecondary School, 7606 NW Newberry Hill Rd., Silverdale, 98383

When: April 19, 4-6pm for professionals

April 19, 7-9 pm for parents and guardians

RSVP free Childcare: Sharon, 360-308-0187, theupside

Dyslexia Interest Group- for math, reading and writing challenged students

Second Wednesday of the month, Cafe Noir next to Target, 6:30-8:30 pm

Contact Birgit Zacovic, bzacovic, 360-307-0351

The Dyslexic Advantage, Author presentation and book signing: Brock and Fernette Eide

Organized by Gifts and Challenges Parent Network, Sally Kidder Davis, 206-780-0104

March 21, 7-9 pm, IslandWood, 4450 Blakely Ave. NE, BainbridgeIsland. Tickets available at the door $15 or advanced sales $10-$35 (including book or audio book) online: www.giftsandchallenges.eventbrite.com or at Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Is.

Conferences:

***2012 Special Education Conference:

Improving Special Education and Related Services to Students of All Ages

Wed- Friday, March 7-9, 2012, ShorelineConferenceCenter

http://www.rehabseminars.org for full conference program and registration

***Fitness, Nutrition and Health for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and resource fair

Presented by the Down Syndrome Community, www.downsyndromecommunity.org

Saturday, April 14, 2012, Blackriver Training and ConferenceCenter, Renton, WA

Registration: Anne, 206-842-9027

Dental resources for exams at the Hands on Children’s Museum.
www.hocm.org

To access the
February Caregiver Connection
Please use one of these two links:
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/ca/CaregiverConnectionFEB2012.pdf
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ca/fosterparents/

The next Dyslexia Interest Group Meeting will be Wednesday, February 8, 6:30 to 8:30pm at Café Noir, 3261 NW Vintage Way, Suite 101, Silverdale 98383, 698-4111. For inclement weather, we will follow the CentralKitsapSchool District closures or watch for emails. Cafe Noir is alongside Target, next to the new Navy Federal Credit Union. Parking is in front of the shop, at the second level of the building with stairs to the front, or in Target.

At the February meeting, we are planning to take a look at the new Washington State Dyslexia Resource Guide that the state, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), just posted on their website.

See: www.k12.wa.us/Reading/pubdocs/DyslexiaResourceGuide.pdf

We will continue to meet on the second Wednesday of each month. Here are the upcoming dates we are scheduled at Café Noir:

Wed, Feb 8, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, Mar 14, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, April 11, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, May 9, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Wed, June 13, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Any questions please feel free to email Sharontheupside or me, Birgit bzacovic . Hope to see you soon.

Birgit

Key Peninsula Foster Parent Association.
Our next meeting will be on February 13, 10:00
a.m. at my home. Please share this information with any foster parents in
the area and share my phone number so they can call for directions. If they
would rather email, please share my email address but have them put foster
parent meeting in the subject so I don’t delete it.
Thanks so much.
Cinda

Cinda Baldwin
Wilson Properties
Home Office: 253-884-1754
Cell: 253-778-3730
Email: cinda-baldwin@centurytel.net
http://www.wilsonproperties.biz

2012 FCAP Seminar Series:

A series of thoughtful and engaging seminars on

evidence-based practice relevant for child welfare professionals

April 11, 2012 What Have We Learned from the Evaluation of

9:30am-Noon Family Treatment Court?

Eric Bruns, PhD., and FTC Program Supervisor, Jill Murphy

June 5, 2012 Family Reunification in WA State: The Importance

9:00am-10:00am of Housing, Stability, Education and Parent Engagement

Maureen Marcenko, PhD.

All seminars held at the University of Washington Tower auditorium.

Free certificates of attendance (2 hours) will be available to all attendees. You may use this certificate to document CEU’s with your licensing or professional certification board. The University of Washington is a recognized official provider of CEU’s to State of Washington licensed professionals.

Registration information to follow prior to each seminar

Questions: Please email Marie Bolstad at marier2

Sponsored by: Foster Care Assessment Program, Partners for Our Children, UW School of Law Court ImprovementTrainingAcademy, and UW Division of Public Behavioral Health and Justice Policy

SAVE THE DATE

WHERE: NEW LOCATION

TROPHY LAKE GOLF COURSE

3900 SW Lake Flora Rd
Port Orchard, WA 98367

Telephone (360) 874-8337

WHEN: SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2012 Arrive 7:30 am for tee assignments

FORMAT: 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE, Modified shotgun start, best ball (beginners to advanced players welcome). Sign up as a team of four.

The proceeds raised by this tournament will turn dreams into reality for foster children in KitsapCounty.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

BARBARA BOFINGER

TEL: 360-475-3552 or 360-620-5291 BOBA300@DSHS.WA.GOV

SAVE THE DATE:

Fundraising Event

Blu Berry Frozen Yogurt

(9989 Silverdale Way NW, Silverdale)

May 8,2012

5:30-8:30pm

20% of sales that night will be directly donated to

Kitsap Foster Care Association!

Cash donations also accepted in their “keep the change” bucket

(contact Jennifer Miller with any questions at 360-271-2771)

SAVE THE DATE

“Treat for a Cause”

Twisted Chiropractic

(3500 NW Bucklin Hill Rd, Suite 100, Silverdale)

February 25, 2012

10:00am – 6:00pm

Chiropractic and Massage treatments will be offered to new and established patients. Cost: $75 for new patient consult and treatment, $35 for established patients, $60/hr massage (no insurance claims)

Please call 360-698-0836 to make an appointment!

50% of proceeds collected that day will be given to

Kitsap Foster Care Association!!